Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09

Prize for Highest individual Score
Won by ]. Conley, Of Deer
Lodge Description Of
The Cup.

lunches were served. In rOnt OF this q
couple OF field tents were placed sideways
to the field with that side open, under the
welcome shade of which rows of comfort
able benches we're placed facing the field:
That on the left was reserved for ladies
and their escorts, and VAS favored 10 the
afternoon by the presence Of not q few OF
the fair sex. The shooting began
at 1870 with the team shooting
for the prises mentioned in this
pa per yesterday. Only the first event oil
the programme was disposed OF, the shooting
ending at 7:3O. Owingt to the presence Of but
few OF the members Of the expected teams.
| additional teams were made up from the
members of the Butte club, who were num-
bered Nos. 1, 2 and 8. The members of
! the Miesoula club present were Messrs.
Eddy and Dillingham;, the remainder OF the
club reaching Garrison too late to catch
the train for Butte. Following is the result
in the
FIRST EVENT.
Team shoot at twenty-five clay birds per
man.
Butte Team No. lie. s. Paxson. 16; e.
G. Freyschlag, Is; w. H. Young, IA; J.. F.
Cowan. IT; C. 81. Smith, 17-79.
Butte Team No. Sd. Yeager, 9; ]. Ell.
lott, II; e. e. P~axson, z; C. Corbitt, 8; j.
Steward, 1913.
Deer Lodge Team-James Hamburg, IL;
P. Walton, 10; G. D.. Josfyn, Is; F. Gonfey,
IS; J. Conley, 1873.
Butte Team No. 2-Al. Orion, 10; J. F.
Beck. 8; II. Sheds, IS; George Morse, -;
J. D. Thomas, 1850.
Helena Mixed Team-Fisk, IL; Patrick,
z; Cronan, Is; Cooper, II; Benham, 18-
Missoula Mixed Team-Eddy, IL; Lowe,
z; Wolfe, IL; Dillingham;, IL; McKinstrey.
7-49.
Butte team No. / WOE the Leyson &
Turck championship cup of Montana,
valued at 5000. This is a most beautiful
trophy and worth the keenest cempeti-
ton to gain it, and is on exhibition
in the show window Of Messrs. LeysOn &
Turck, more fully described below.
The Deer Lodge team won the second
prize, q white-tailed deer head.
Butte team No. 2 won the third prize,
an oil painting. Lowest score for team
shooting was made by Butte team No. 8,
who won the water o Ter.
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES.
The first individual prize was won by
Frank Conley. At the conclusion OF the
match he and his brother each scored 1s,
and in the shoot-off Frank scored three
and his brother two, thus giving Frank the
champion medal, as also the plug hat Of
fered to the captain Of the team shoot
making the highest score. j. +. Beck, for
the lowest individual score, carried off the
prize, a pair of suspenders, with a score
of 6.
At 5 birds; 81 entrance; first prize 40
per cent; second, 80; third, 20 per cent.
and 10 per cent. to 60 to the club for
pigeons. The result was: E. 8. Paxson,
3; Cooper, 2; Patrick, 2; Fisk, 4; Smith, S;
Hamburg, 4; Wolfe, 8; Morse, 2; Eddy, 3:
Joslyn. 4; Sheads, q; Cowan, 8; billing
ham, 2; j. Conley, 4; Steward, 8; Elliott,
2; F. Conley, s; Young, 8; Valitoa, 2; Or
ton, /: Benham, 2; Lowe, /; Thomas, 3.
Ties were shot off and resulted in Smith
and Conley winning first prize, who divided
without shooting off. Hamburg won
second money. Young and Cowan divided
third money.
SECOND SWEEPSTAKES.
Thirteen entries at 81 each at three
single birds and one double: Cooper, s;
Morse, 2; Fiske, 3; J. Conley, 4; Hanbury.
3; E. s. Paxson, 3; Eddy, 3; Young, 4;
Wolfe, 8; Dillingham;, O.; Smith, 4; Benham,
2; Lowe. 8. First prize won by Cooper;
second prize divided between Young and
and the third prize was won by
Hamburg. The prizes were as before, 40,
80 and 40 per cent. 10 per cent. to the
club for pigeons.
To-DAY's SHOOTING.
The second and third events on yester-
programme will begin the contest to.
day are as follows:
First E~vent-Team shoot OF five men,
bers each, entrance So per team, at Is
Second Event-Butte Rod and Gun Club
purse, 800; entrance, 81; individual shoot
at 9 singles and 8 pairs of doubles.
Third Event = Consolation shoot; en- I
trance, 81; at 5 singles. Open to non.
in Butte Rod and Gun Club purse, /
winner OF Andrews pants excluded.
FOr these events the arrivals last night /
and this morning will make the competi-
ton more interesting. Last night w. s. |
Park arrived from Dillon, and A. Plummer, |
W. A. Yerrick, Henry Stevens. J. P. Men
ard, of Missoula. It is expected that some |
arrivals from Dillon will be here to.
day. Those in attendance yesterday from
other clubs we're: w. B. Benha N and Ted |
of Bozeman; r. A. Eddy and Dill
OF Missoula; Tom Cronin, A. J. |
Ei0k md M pofrSo6 NJ un1oro. Tvo-1, l
COnley, j. Conley, Hamburg, Joslyn and
Deer Lodge; Sam Lowe. A%nacon.
IL, and E. Wolfe, Stuart.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAMPION CUP.
The Rod and Gun championship prize
up given by Leyson & Turck is by far the
inest piece OF the silversmith's art that
was ever brought to the Territory. The
,ase is of bright FURNISHED silv@r on feet of
gray silver; above the base is a
;yIinder of ornamental gold work capped
~ a circle of FURNISHED silver. From four
POINTS connecting are floral wreaths with
loops in oxidized silver over the
'ody of gold fastened by medallions. At
he front and back are two shields on which
will be engraved the names of the Winning
lubs. On each side are full figures with
cd and gup at ease and with outstretehed
lands are holding wreath g 20 crown the
'ictors of their sport. Mounted on the base
3 q shaft of graceful outline in satin finish
which wreath g in oxidized silver are
attached by ribbons of gold.
IN each side OF the shaft are stacked the
cd and gun of grey silver with golden line
O the rod and reel. Mounted on the
is the cup from which are golden
eaded pendants and tassels with beaded
oops connecting at four points fastened :
18th roseates of gold. The c1p is orna.
with two sporting scenes with rod
gun, and on the front shield the pres
inscription. The cover is made .
I bright silver relieved with chased gold J
satin on which is perched the eagle !
+ victory in varegated gold and silver .
olors oxidized to delicate tipts, with his +,
alons fastened on the wreath and out ;
pread wings is ready to fly and crown the .
nampions. The entire piece is t~wenty-six !
nd a half inches high. This beautiful ,
is from Reed & Barton, of Taunton, =
Massachusetts,.